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ref. 17978 — Letter on his letterhead Shaws Yard Kilburn Derbyshire. 9 March 1969. The six items in fair condition lightly aged and worn. The four photographs are all in black and white and all around 12.5 x 9 cm. They show Brock swallowing and spinning swords and balancing a microphone stand on his chin. The letter is dated 9 March 1969 and on his red and black letterhead 'New! Novel! Sensational! Juggling Swords Balancing & Spinning Knives Illuminated Clubs'. It concerns the purchase of 'some old pro Photoes sic in JIMMY LYNTONS fit up article'. The pamphlet is a thin 12mo bifolium with a drawing of Brock doing his act. It is printed in blue red and gold with the cover bearing an acrostic in large letters of Brock's name: 'Breathtaking Remarkable Original Complete Knife-edge EQUILIBRIST Spinning & Juggling Genuine Cavalry Swords and Knives ILLUMINATED CLUBS'. He boasts that his act is 'Booked Re-booked and Recommended' and 'always kept fresh by addition of Clever and Original Material'. Letter on his letterhead, Shaws Yard, Kilburn, Derbyshire. 9 March 1969. unknown